‘Privatisation premium’: billions from UK energy bills paid to shareholders

theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/17/privatisation-premium-billions-from-uk-energy-bills-paid-to-shareholders

Analysis reveals sum equal to 24.2% of average bill taken as pre-tax profits by the major energy industries last year, rather than being reinvested
UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation – study
A quarter of the average UK energy bill was funding…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2025-09-17 14:52:03.
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